**Executive Summary**
This document details a five-day training program organized by PDUNASS for EPFO officers, running from March 9th to 13th, 2026. The program focuses on "Exemption Management, Legal Framework & Valuation of Securities" to enhance regulatory and financial oversight capabilities. The initiative aims to equip officers with specialized skills to manage multi-crore provident fund accumulations and ensure the security of workers' social security interests.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Training Program Inauguration:**
* PDUNASS inaugurated a five-day high-level training program titled "Exemption Management, Legal Framework & Valuation of Securities."
* The program is scheduled to run from March 9th to March 13th, 2026.
* The initiative aims to strengthen the regulatory and financial oversight capabilities of EPFO officers.
* **Importance of Specialized Training:**
* Director, PDUNASS, Shri Kumar Rohit, emphasized the critical importance of specialized training in the modern social security landscape.
* Regulation of exempted establishments is described as a "most specialized and technically demanding" area.
* The training is essential for officers managing multi-crore provident fund accumulations to ensure prudent management, safe investment, and effective regulation.
* Officers need a multidimensional understanding of legal frameworks, investment patterns, and audit mechanisms.
* **Program Content and Faculty:**
* The five-day schedule is designed for comprehensive exposure to financial and legal dimensions of fund management.
* Sessions will be led by EPFO and Legal Experts focusing on the statutory regulatory framework.
* Industry Leaders from Deloitte, CRISIL, and Darashaw & Company will conduct sessions on investment management, securities valuation, and financial statement analysis.
* **Expert Contributions:**
* Shri Sanjay Kumar, Additional Central Provident Fund Commissioner (ACC), Exemption Division, shared insights on exemption conditions and newly simplified Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
* Shri Rizwan Uddin, Chief Learning Officer, PDUNASS, highlighted the need for enhanced legal awareness and analytical precision.
* **Program Organization:**
* The program is organized under the guidance of Shri Prashant Sharma (RPFC-I) as Course Director and Shri Shivendra Pratap Singh (RPFC-II) as Deputy Course Director.
* The program hosts officers from various regions across India.
* **About PDUNASS:**
* PDUNASS is the apex training institute of EPFO, under the Ministry of Labour & Employment.
* It is the premier institute for training, research, and capacity building in social security administration in India.
**Impact Analysis**
**EPFO Officers**
* **Impact:** Officers will gain specialized knowledge and skills in exemption management, legal frameworks, and securities valuation, enhancing their ability to manage complex fund management responsibilities and ensure the security of workers' social security interests.
* **Action Required:** Attend and actively participate in the five-day training program from March 9th to 13th, 2026.
**EPFO (Employees' Provident Fund Organisation)**
* **Impact:** The organization will benefit from a more skilled and knowledgeable workforce, leading to improved regulatory oversight, financial management of provident funds, and safeguarding of national social security fabric.
* **Action Required:** Support the participation of officers in the training and implement the enhanced skills and knowledge gained.
**Exempted Establishments**
* **Impact:** These establishments will be subject to potentially more rigorous and technically advanced regulatory oversight and auditing due to the enhanced capabilities of EPFO officers.
* **Action Required:** Ensure compliance with the latest conditions governing exemptions and newly simplified Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Key Entities Referenced
PDUNASS: Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Academy of Social Security, the apex training institute of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).
EPFO: Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, an organization responsible for managing provident fund accumulations.
Exemption Management, Legal Framework & Valuation of Securities: The title of the five-day training programme.
Shri Kumar Rohit: Director of PDUNASS who delivered the keynote address and set the vision for the training.
Ministry of Labour & Employment: The ministry under which PDUNASS operates.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
PDUNASS Director Shri Kumar Rohit Sets
Strategic Vision for EPFO Training on Exemption
Management and Securities Valuation
Posted On: 09 MAR 2026 7:37PM by PIB Delhi
The Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Academy of Social Security (PDUNASS), the apex training
institute of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), today inaugurated a high-level five-day
training programme entitled “Exemption Management, Legal Framework & Valuation of Securities.”
Running from 9th to 13th March 2026, the programme marks a pivotal step in strengthening the regulatory
and financial oversight capabilities of EPFO officers nationwide.
The inaugural session was led by Shri Kumar Rohit, Director, PDUNASS, who delivered a keynote
address outlining the critical importance of specialized training in the modern social security landscape.
Highlighting that the regulation of exempted establishments is one of the "most specialized and
technically demanding" areas within the EPFO, Shri Kumar Rohit emphasized the immense responsibility
resting on the shoulders of the attending officers.
“Exempted establishments today manage provident fund accumulations running into multi-crores of
rupees,” Shri Kumar Rohit observed. “It is therefore essential that these funds are not only prudently
managed and safely invested but also effectively regulated. Maintaining this balance requires our officersto possess a multidimensional understanding spanning legal frameworks, sophisticated investment
patterns, and rigorous audit mechanisms.”
The Director further noted that such specialized training enables officers to translate policy objectives into
practical, field-level excellence, ensuring that the social security interests of millions of workers remain
secure and transparently managed.
The inaugural session also benefited from the expertise of Shri Sanjay Kumar, Additional Central
Provident Fund Commissioner (ACC), Exemption Division, who shared practical insights on the latest
conditions governing exemptions and the newly simplified Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
approved by the Central Board of Trustees.
Shri Rizwan Uddin, Chief Learning Officer, PDUNASS, also addressed the participants, stressing the vital
need for enhanced legal awareness and analytical precision when navigating complex compliance matters.
The five-day schedule is designed to provide comprehensive exposure to the financial and legal
dimensions of fund management. To ensure the highest standards of professional development,
PDUNASS has integrated a faculty of elite domain experts from:
EPFO and Legal Experts: Focusing on the statutory regulatory framework.
Industry Leaders: Specialists from Deloitte, CRISIL, and Darashaw & Company will lead sessions
on investment management, valuation of securities, and financial statement analysis.
Organized under the guidance of Shri Prashant Sharma (RPFC-I) as Course Director and Shri Shivendra
Pratap Singh (RPFC-II) as Deputy Course Director, the programme hosts officers from various regions
across India. This initiative reflects PDUNASS’s unwavering commitment to building a highly skilled
workforce capable of safeguarding the national social security fabric.
About PDUNASS
The Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Academy of Social Security (PDUNASS), under the Ministry
of Labour & Employment, is the premier institute for training, research, and capacity building in the field
of social security administration in India.
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